Deer Feeding Banned in Virginia

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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has placed a ban on feeding deer starting September 1 and ending in January, “It is unlawful for any person to place or distribute food, salt, minerals or similar substances, to feed or attract deer from September 1 through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive.

Feeding deer causes them to gather in larger numbers, which helps to spread diseases like tuberculosis, brucellosis and chronic wasting disease. It also causes them to lose their fear of humans, which means they enter residential areas where they don’t belong looking for food. In these areas they can be struck by cars, or captured and euthanized by animal control agencies. Feeding deer does not help them.

One popular food to feed deer is corn, which can actually kill them. Their digestive systems can’t process large quantities of corn when they are used to eating other foods. Corn toxicity can kill a deer fairly quickly, according to the website of Department of Natural Resources and Environment. “Within 24 hours of grain ingestion animals may be recumbent, staggering, or standing quietly. Death may occur within 24 to 72 hours. “

save them feed them don't kill them. we take their homes and food away, so feed them, let them in.

"you want them to starve?" well that is 1000000000000000% better and more humane than hunting, right? and natural. it leaves them to be deer in the wild, free and happy without human intervention.

when bucks are in rutting season, they are dangerous. deer don't have a thing in their brain to say "I should be nicer". even if you are not a hunter or coverd in doe urine, a buck in "heat" will still be surging with hormones and be "pumped up"

so what if a pumped up buck is also looking for a snack, and knows "these things that called human give food" and someone lacks it. they aren't going to go "ah no food *^^* let me beat up some dudes and get some women"

you want deer to be fearless around humans?

have any of you seen that video of the doe that kicked a dog? that dog wasn't rushing at the doe with snarling murderous rage. she just wanted to protect her baby.

what if you now have stupid kids who think they can play with a fawn. a doe isn't going to go "ahh people, these ones are kind. I think I'll share my joy with this little one".
if one attacked a dog, she'll attack a human.

When I lived in NY I fed the deer in the winter when many were starving. It allowed me to see the most amazing thing. A group of deer would approach the food. A big buck deer would eat first. When he was done he would allow one of the other deer to eat but would chase them away from the food so the next deer in the group could eat. This animal saw to it that all had something. and they say animals are dumb. People should be so caring.

So, why not let the wild life starve to death during Winter? Responsible feeding of wildlife by organizations or gov agencies must be way better than to find dead animals throughout the woods come Spring?

To all you who say "let nature take it's course," how about letting nature take it's course with humans. How many of you would be able to survive without going to Walmart or some other grocery store for your food, not only during the winter months, but throughout the year? What if Walmart wasn't there to feed you when you ran out of food? Shouldn't we let nature take it's course? There are too many people in this world, how about culling humans?